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Proud Read Aloud: Jacob’s Room to Choose

Join Teaching Artist Ania Upstill to read Jacob's Room to Choose, an engaging book that explores and celebrates gender expression!
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Creative Clubhouse Stories is celebrating Pride Month! Join us throughout the month for our Proud Read Aloud series, featuring guests teaching artists from the LGBTQ+ community!

Read Jacob’s Room to Choose with Ania Upstill!

 

A Creative Clubhouse Stories Special Event!

Join Caitlyn for a special PRIDE themed Creative Clubhouse Stories class. We will explore a story through theatre, explore the unique colors of the rainbow, and celebrate our identities with a PROUD dance party!
 
teaching artist ania upstill

About Ania

Ania Upstill (they/them) is a teaching artist, theatre-maker, and clown. Ania is a graduate of the Dell’Arte International School of Physical Theatre (Professional Training Program). Their theatre credits include solo clown show Transhumance (Butch Mermaid Productions); In Many Hands (Brooklyn Academy of Music); and R+J: A Genderqueer/Female Reimagination (Hypokrit Productions). They have toured with Clowns Without Borders USA and have taught clown internationally. They have also performed clown and drag acts at venues in NYC, including House of Yes, The Duplex, and The Tank.

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